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G. D. MOSHER. Snap-Hook.

No. 223,858. Paten ted Jan. 27, 1880.

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GEORGE D. MOSHEB, OF NEW HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

SNAP-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,858, dated January27,. 1880.

Application filed November 24, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. MOSHER, of New Hartford, in the county ofLitchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Snap-Hooks; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby aperson skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts.

My improvement relates to snap-hooks such as are commonly used forattaching hitchinglines to the bits of horses, and also upon variouskinds of straps for the purpose of attaching them to staples or rings.

The object of my improvement is to provide a means of inserting andholding the tongue and spring without the use of a rivet, and at thesame time permit any water or dirt to freely escape from the joint.

My invention consists in a novel method of inserting and pivoting thetongue of a snaphook and securing the spring in its place, as will behereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a longitudinal sectionthrough the middle of my improved snap-hook. Fig. 2 is a top view of thehook with the tongue and spring removed.

A is the hook. B is the loop for attaching a strap. 0 is the tongue. Dis a coiled spring having the two ends of the wire brought forward, soas to act downward against the hook A and upward against the tongue 0.

The hook A has a recess, E, at its rear end for the insertion of thetongue 0. Upon the sides of this recess are the studs or projections AA, upon which the tongue turns when it is in place. These studs are ofan oval or elongated form with a curved top and bottom, resting againstthe interior surface of the socket in the tongue to form its bearing, as

" shown in Fig. 1.

The rear end of the tongue is provided with a cylindrical socket, O,reaching through from side to side, of a diameter equal to the longerdimensions of the pivots A. At the front of the socket in the tongue themetal is cutaway so as to leave an opening wide enough to admit thenarrowest dimensions of the studs A. Between the ends of the studs Athere is a sufficient space for the coils of the spring D.

The coils are of such a diameter that they are sprung into and fit theinterior surface of the socket O. .The spring is therefore securely heldfrom displacement in the cell formed by the interior surface of thesocket and the ends of the studs.

To attach the spring and tongue to the hook, the spring is first placedin its position in the tongue. The tongue and the ends of the spring arethen passed, point upward, through the opening E until the studs A enterinto the cylindrical socket 0 through the opening at its front. Thetongue is then bent down forward, and the point of the hook, which hasbeen left a little to one side, is turned so as to lap over it and holdit from being forced above its proper position. When the tongue is inplace the longer diameter of the studs lies across the opening by whichthey entered, and the tongue cannot be removed. The studs also restagainst the interior surface of the socket, so as to form a suitablejoint upon which the tongue turns.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The hook A, having the recess E andthe elongated studs A, in combination with the tongue 0, provided withthe cylindrical socket 0, open in front, and a suitable spring,substantially as described.

2. In a snap-hook, the combination of the coiled spring I) and thetongue 0, provided with the cylindrical socket O, constructed andoperating to hold the coils .of the spring in the manner described.

GEORGE D. MOSHEB.

